FORT MYERS (AP) — A southwest Florida man who killed a driver who was attacking a Lee County deputy will not be prosecuted.

The News-Press reports that the State Attorney’s Office determined this week that 35-year-old Ashad Russell acted lawfully last year in shooting Edward Strother on an Interstate 75 exit ramp in Estero.

Authorities say Deputy Dean Bardes was assisting with a crash on Nov. 14 when Strother nearly hit the deputy with his car. Bardes pursued Strother.